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19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb.

RIJ Ha rra's INVENTOR WITNESS April 26 1927.

R. J. HARRIS INSECT TRAP Filed Feb. 19, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR i afi m WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 26, 192 7.

a RAYMOND J; HARRiSyOFI-IOTTSTON, TEXAS.

INSECT TRAP.

Application filed February 15, Serial 1%. 39,424;

This invention relates to insect traps and is an improvement upon the inventions, disclosed in my co-pendi'ng applications, Serial Nos, 83,271 and 83,272, filed January 23, 1926. I v

Like the inventions described in the cations above referredto, the present invention aims. toprovide a trap which maybe either placed upon a support and'b'aited to attract flies and other insects, or swung through the air to force the insects into the tra g I The present invention further aims .toprovide a trap was a. relatively large entrance opening and to control said opening such manner that previously caught insects will not. he swept out orIpe'rInitted to escape when the trap is'in use. .1.

lVith the above and other objects, invlew,

thaiavghaaraa fiaen des the following i "through theair." When-so swung; thep'anels novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a trap constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1, showing the trap closed.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the trap in position for dumping the insects.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section taken substantially on the-line ll of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the pivoted panels or closures.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is an elevation showing a slightly different form of the invention. 7

Figure 8 is a view at right angles to Figure 7 illustrating the invention used as a stationary trap.

Figure 9 is asection on the line 9-9 of Figure 7.

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 101O of Figure 7. 7

Referring to the drawings in detail and more especially to the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive, there is provided a receptacle 12 which is pref-- erably rectangular in shape and formed of an imperforate section 13 and a perforate or foraminous section 14.

One face of the receptacle is open and pivotallymounted along opposlte edges of veniently emptied.

"open face are panels 15; These panels are provided with oppositely extending triiiil'iions 16 which are rotatable in spaced openings 17 provided in the imperfor afte walls" of therecept'a'cle. The width of, the

panels is such that when thetifaplisinthe position shown in Figures 1 and i2,*th'e" anels will 2 01 y gravity to, close the ope'i'iing. Theadja nt edgs of the panels overlap so t11at .the pivotedefdge of one panel will form stop roams free" edge ofjtheladjacent Ellltl limit swinging movement of the panels 1n one chlecuon. the use of a number of relatively narrow' panels, a large I, ent-ranceqpening be close'dina' manner.

to prevent previously caught insects from i tepmae an wep awadiwe occur'in th'e' useof asingle large panel.

"The ittepaae is patent-a; withhandle 18, I by means of wh'ichfit' be. swung 15 will move inward to open the receptacle and at the'end of'the swingin movement, the opening will be closed by the panels 15..

The section 14: of the receptacle is provided for thepurpose of admitting heat to kill'the captured insects and when it is desired to empty the receptacle, the trap is po-. sitioned substantially as shown in Figure 3. In this position, the panels 15 are arranged substantially parallel with one another and are supported upon lugs 19 struck inwardfrom the sides of the receptacle. A substantially unobstructed opening is thus provided so that the trap may be thoroughly and con-v If desired, he panels may be notched as indicated at 20, so that when the panels are in closed position, these notches will provide restricted openings. The purpose of this is to provide for the use of the invention as a stationary trap. Feet or'lugs 21 extend from the edges of the receptacle and serve to support the latter spaced above a suitable support or rest as shown in Figure 8. Flies or other insects may thus pass upward into the trap through the openings 20.

The construction disclosed in Figures 7 to 10 inclusive is substantially the same as that previously described except that the recep tacle is provided with spaced parallel bars 22 with which the free edges of the panels 15 engage when the latter are in closed osition. The bars 22 also serve to limit mward pivotal movement of the panels as to provide restricted entrance openingsflet to admit lnsects when the device is used as to provide an opening of maximum area for dumping the trap.

The panels illustrated in Figures 7 to 10 of the drawings maybe provided with offset portions 23 in their adjacent edges so as a stationary trap.

The nvention 1s susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims,

I Having described the invention what is claimed is,:

1. An insect trap comprising a receptacle having an opening therein, a plurality of movable gravity closedpanels forsaidopening, said panels being arrangedwith their ,.ad acen t edges overlapped when 1n .closed position and a handle for the receptacle.

. 2. An insect trapcomprising a receptacle -having an opening therein, a plurality of substantially parallel gravity closed panels for the opening, means to limit inward and outward movement of the panels and a han- 1 dle for the receptacle.

3. An insect trap. comprising areceptacle means to space limitinward andoutward movement of the panels and a handle for the receptacle.

4. An insect trap comprising a receptacle having solid walls and foraminous walls and an entrance opening at the outeredge of the solid Walls, a plurality of movable gravity closed panels within said opening and a handle for the receptacle.

, 5. An insect trap comprising a receptacle having an openlng therein, a plurality oi movable gravity panels .arranged to close i the opening and said panels being further arranged .to provide qrestricted openings when. the panels are in closed position and the receptacle above a sup port.

6. An insect trap comprising a receptacle having an opening therein, a plurality of pivotally mounted panels arranged to close the opening when the receptacle is held in one position and means tohold the panels substantially parallel with and spaced from one another when the receptacle is held in another position.

I In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RAYMOND J HARRIS. 

